Hi Fred ... Perhaps there's a solution to many instances of this problem. Last year I had the good fortune to obtain a Pentax Copy Stand. The stand can be placed on a table and the camera swung around to photograph an object the baseboard or table-top height if more distance is needed between the object and the lens. The object can be placed on a chair, or bench, a smaller table, or even the floor, or, if just a little extra space is needed, on the table top itself, instead of on the copy stand base. Viewing is relatively simple using a refconverter, and with the refconverter M or A one can magnify the object in the viewfinder to aid in critical focusing. The LX FB-1 base with the proper eyepiece is also a good option here.
Fred wrote: > However, a 200mm macro can have its own inconveniences, too. I have > had a few occasions when I wanted to use the A* 200/4 Macro looking > down at a subject from above, but the longer working distance would > have required me to elevate myself on something in order to have my > eye reach the camera when the desired working distance was somewhat > long. (Switching to a 100mm or 50mm macro allowed me to lower the > camera to a more convenient height.) > > If I had to pick just one "ideal" focal length for most of my own > macro shooting, it would probably be about 100mm (90mm, 105mm, > etc.). If I had to pick just one macro lens to use, it would > probably be the A 100/2.8 Macro. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
